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the big give trust

The charity supports the general public. The Big Give Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

for the public benefit, the relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of religion and such other charitable purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales as the Trustees may from time to time determine (primarily, but not exclusively, by the making of grants to, or otherwise supporting, existing charities).

Fundraising

See where The Big Give Trust is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£10,303,361
Latest Expenditure
£9,910,380

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £9,741,013
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £523,062
Investments £39,286
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £9,502,695
Raising Funds £407,685
Governance £8,253
Grants to Institutions £7,971,277
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£10,303,361£9,910,380£9,502,695£1,884,296£693,02210 / 5
2023£10,775,711£10,869,273£10,490,118£1,491,315£862,7979 / 0
2022£6,794,677£5,486,381£5,309,390£1,584,877£796,2277 / 0
2021£3,988,132£3,851,441£3,753,225£276,581£174,1425 / 0
2020£2,599,565£2,594,027£2,398,089£139,890£73,4065 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers